POINT ACONI LIGHTHOUSE

The lighthouse in 1998
© Kathy Brown

Location

POINT ACONI I - Light Details

• Location: On High Point, 1 mile south of Point Aconi
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1874
• Year Lit: 1874
• Structure Type: Square wood tower, white, dwelling attached
• Light Characteristic: Occulting White (1943)
• Tower Height: 020ft feet high.
• Light Height: 091ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1883 - catatropic lens, fixed red, 11m
• 1922 - 1943 - 4th order dioptric lens, occulting white (15s), 15m
• 1943 - 1955 - discontinued between these dates, not replaced
• 1955 - 1968 - skeleton tower erected between these dates

POINT ACONI II - Light Details

• Location: On High Point, 1 mile south of Point Aconi
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1990
• Began: 1989
• Year Lit: 1989
• Structure Type: Circular fibreglass tower, white, red lantern
• Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1992)
• Tower Height: 038ft feet high.
• Light Height: 084ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1989 - replaced skeleton tower
• 1992 - electric lantern, fog signal (est. 1966)